lipochrome
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You can see "subjective or optical colours" in the meaning of a word like "brilliance" but not in that of a word like "lipochrome."
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2012
Among the former may be mentioned lactic acid, glycerin, a lipochrome, and probably many other substances of a similar type whose separation has not yet been effected.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
It contains chromatophores in many species, coloured by a mixed lipochrome pigment which appears to be distinct from diatomin.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
As an example of a lipochrome which has been isolated, crystallized and purified, we may mention carotin, which has recently been found in green leaves.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
Chlorophyll, which is so often associated with a lipochrome, has been found in some Infusoria, and in Hydra and Spongilla, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
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